Features

06 May 2011

Grapes Wrapped with Emmentaler

Every night, my son likes to be read a story before sleeping. My husband and I take turns in reading to him. He reads in Italian while I read in English. Our son understands both languages perfectly but he stubbornly refuses to speak in English. He denies to strangers that he's bilingual and sees any Italian speaker who tries to speak with him in English as a conspiracy to take out his hidden language. Once, I saw him speaking with an Australian couple who were struggling with their best Italian to converse with him while he insouciantly ignored their difficulty in handling the language. They soon realized that he does understand English but was not admitting it. When it was apparent that his little secret was uncovered, he moved to a safer ground - an Italian couple.

Oftentimes, as a joke, I take out my recipe book called Bruschette & Stuzzichini, I Piaceri della Tavola and start inventing stories about the bruschette & crostini. He lies down all prepared for a treat of a fairytale when I start with "Once upon a time, there was a bruschettawho......". Obviously I never get to finish one sentence without a sudden shriek of complaint and a playful jostling in bed to grab the proper fairy tale book which I always hide under my cookbook. That is actually the only time when I get to scan my cookbooks. And that is how I discovered this wonderful recipe.

Grapes Wrapped with Emmentaler

Ingredients:Serves 2

10 pieces of grapes, washed & dried

125 g. emmentaler cheese, sliced thinly

mild or sweet paprika

chestnut honey or any honey

10 chive leaves

Directions:

Take away grapes from the cluster, leaving a little bit of the stem.

Wrap each grape with emmentaler. Secure by tying a chive leaf around the cheese.

Sprinkle the top of the grape lightly with paprika then follow with a drop or two of honey.

ShareThis

Thanksgiving

COPYRIGHT

All photos and text copyright: Rowena Dumlao - Giardina. If you re-post a recipe, please give credit and link to this site and PLEASE DO NOT RE-POST THE FULL RECIPE. If you are interested in using the photos, please contact me at: weng.dumlao@gmail.com